Hello! It’s been a while since my last post. How have you all been? Well, I don’t think anyone is actually reading this blog, so I’m just writing freely.
Now, the reason I decided to post an update after so many months is that I’ve created new playlists on Spotify for my music—three of them, in fact!
So, what kind of playlists are they? I made one for English-speaking listeners, one for French-speaking listeners, and one for Spanish-speaking listeners. You might think, “Isn’t that just three playlists matching the three versions of the YUKIO MUSIC blog?” And you’d be absolutely right! I simply created these playlists to align with my blog.
Honestly, it was probably a mistake to create English, French, and Spanish versions of my blog to match my homepage. I’ve already been struggling to update my blog in my native language, Japanese, and trying to maintain three additional blogs in foreign languages is just exhausting. I can’t even speak these languages, yet here I am, stuck with them. There’s no turning back now—what’s done is done. Lately, I’ve been feeling worn out because of this, but I made up my mind and pushed through! I worked hard and created these English, French, and Spanish playlists.
Why did I even start these blogs in languages I can’t speak? Well, I’ve mentioned this before, but when I first created my homepage, I wanted to share my music with the world, not just Japan. So, I asked a friend who was good at languages to translate for me. I could have gone with Chinese or Korean as well, but that friend happened to be studying English, French, and Spanish, so that’s how it happened.
At first, things were going well, but then I lost contact with that friend. So now, when I update the blogs, I have no choice but to rely on Google Translate. Maybe this time, I’ll try ChatGPT instead.
As for the playlists, I’ve chosen different songs for each language group. For the English-speaking audience, I selected my more hard rock-style songs. For the French-speaking audience, I focused on tracks that use “cliché” (a musical term). And for the Spanish-speaking audience, I picked songs with a Latin-inspired rhythm—more or less. Honestly, I just chose them randomly.
Would you like to give these playlists a listen? They’re fun! And if you send me your thoughts after listening, I’d be really happy. Though, I doubt anyone will.
Please enjoy my original Japanese songs—music like this doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world!
Available for download and purchase, with plenty of previews! Give it a listen! If you like it, you can purchase it through credit card or PayPal.
- YUKIO Fifteen songs with guitar accompaniment and vocals
- YUKIO PIANO Thirteen piano accompaniment with vocals songs
- COCOLO Thirteen band-formatted songs
- SUN Thirteen band-formatted songs
- MOON Ten band-formatted songs
- AOMORI Mini album of 5 songs
- STORY Thirteen band-formatted songs
I’m distributing my music on various platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Line Music, and Amazon Music. I recommend listening to my work through these platforms. CDs are also available for purchase